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Ultimate Princess win
May 02, 2006
Ultimate Bet, trained by Erv Miller and driven by Mark MacDonald, used a pocket trip to knock off nine rivals in 1:52.4 in Monday's opening leg of the Princess Pacing Series at Woodbine. The series is for 3-year-old fillies who were non-winners of $100,000 in 2005. The daughter of Bettors Delight
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Wire to wire at Rosecroft
May 02, 2006
Jim's Message, a strong contender recently at the Meadowlands, continued his success on the Rosecroft Raceway oval, trotting in 1:55.4 to top the field of $10,200 winners over horses. The 5-year-old Carry The Message stallion, co-favored at 6-5 odds by post time, left the gate hard from post five
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Track mark at Harrington
May 02, 2006
Fred and Anita Fialkow's Keystone Rodeo set a new overall track record Monday at Harrington Raceway with a 1:51 score in the $18,500 Open Pace. The former mark of 1:51.1 was held by Royal Mattjesty. Keystone Rodeo (Brad Hanners) set an opening fraction of :26.4 and was immediately pressured by Dr
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Ranger aims for return
May 02, 2006
Driver Bruce Ranger, who was involved in a three-horse accident late Saturday night at Pompano Park Harness Track, may return to racing Wednesday night. Ranger, 47, of Pompano Beach, was taken to North Ridge Medical Center complaining of back pain after he was vaulted from his sulky in the 10th r
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Gural closes on Vernon
May 02, 2006
Vernon Downs finally changed hands Monday, opening the way for racing to resume by early summer. "It's done. We now own Vernon Downs," said Standardbred owner Jeff Gural, who also shares ownership of Tioga Downs in Binghamton, N.Y., which will open on June 9. Gural and his partner Nevada Gold w
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New track mark in London
May 02, 2006
She needed the entire track and a photo to do it, but Vegas Girl now lays claim to the Western Fair Raceway track record for pacing mares, winning Monday�s $13,300(C) Mares Open in 1:55. The 5-year-old Keystone Raider mare trained by Kevin McMaster for Mom and The Kids Stable of Scarborough, ON,
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Artistic Fella gets nod
May 02, 2006
Artistic Fella, winner of two straight, including his elimination division, has been installed as the 2-1 morning line favorite in Saturday night�s (May 6) $225,000 Berry�s Creek final at the Meadowlands. The Berry�s Creek, the featured eighth race Saturday, is the first major test of the year fo
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